United States District Court for the Western District of New York

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United States district court federal trial court

The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of New York State, including cities such as Buffalo and Rochester.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States District Court for the Western District of New York canonical	6
Office of the Clerk of Court for the Western District of New York	1
federal bar of the Western District of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Context triple: [United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, reviewsCasesFrom, United States District Court for the Western District of New York]

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the northern region of New York State.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in parts of New York City and Long Island.
C. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
D. United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of New Hampshire.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Target entity description: The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the western region of New York State, including cities such as Buffalo and Rochester.

A. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in the northern region of New York State.
B. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over federal cases arising in parts of New York City and Long Island.
C. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a prominent federal trial court known for handling high-profile civil and criminal cases, particularly in finance, securities, and organized crime, centered in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
D. United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire is a federal trial court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases arising under federal law within the state of New Hampshire.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont and is known for its influential decisions in areas such as securities law, immigration, and constitutional rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States district court ⓘ federal trial court ⓘ
abbreviation	Western New York ⓘ surface form: W.D.N.Y.
appellateCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: Article III court trial court ⓘ
employs	United States district judges ⓘ United States Magistrate Judges ⓘ surface form: United States magistrate judges court clerks ⓘ court reporters ⓘ probation officers ⓘ
governingLaw	United States Code ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
handles	bankruptcy appeals ⓘ cases involving federal agencies ⓘ civil rights cases under federal law ⓘ federal civil litigation ⓘ federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ habeas corpus petitions ⓘ
hasBuilding	Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building ⓘ Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse ⓘ
hasClerkOffice	United States District Court for the Western District of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of the Clerk of Court for the Western District of New York
hasDivision	Buffalo Division ⓘ Rochester Division ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
jurisdiction	Buffalo ⓘ surface form: Buffalo, New York Rochester ⓘ surface form: Rochester, New York Western New York ⓘ surface form: Western District of New York civil cases arising under federal law in western New York ⓘ criminal cases arising under federal law in western New York ⓘ federal law ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
location	Buffalo ⓘ surface form: Buffalo, New York Rochester ⓘ surface form: Rochester, New York
partOf	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ surface form: Second Circuit federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
seat	Buffalo ⓘ surface form: Buffalo, New York Rochester ⓘ surface form: Rochester, New York
state	New York ⓘ
uses	United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ rules of evidence for the federal courts ⓘ surface form: Federal Rules of Evidence

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit → reviewsCasesFrom → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit → hasPrecedentAuthorityOver → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of New York → hasClerkOffice → United States District Court for the Western District of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Clerk of Court for the Western District of New York

Buffalo Division → partOf → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Rochester Division → partOf → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Rochester Division → hasParentOrganization → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse → occupant → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse → associatedWith → United States District Court for the Western District of New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: federal bar of the Western District of New York

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Referenced by (8)

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